IWW strike timeline, 1905-1920
Submitted by Steven. on May 31 2017 08:50
A timeline of strikes led supported by the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union in the United States 1905-1920.
IWW and radical influences on the San Francisco waterfront
Submitted by Hieronymous on May 3 2017 05:01
For May Day 2017 Local 10 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union invoked a contractual "stop-work" privilege and refused to work any Bay Area docks in celebration of International Workers Day for the third consecutive year. This speech, originally delivered at the 75th Anniversary of the 1934 San Francisco General Strike at the Marine Firemen’s Hall in San Francisco, was adapted for the rally preceding the May Day march on May 1, 2017.
For an anti-fascist, revolutionary unionism
A statement by the African Peoples Caucus of the Twin Cities Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) about revolutionary unionism's responsibility to be anti-fascist.
2008: Sit Down Strike at Republic Windows and Doors
Submitted by Reddebrek on Mar 24 2017 23:10
A history of the sit down strike at Republic Windows and Doors at the beginning of the 2008 financial crisis.
Interview with IWW/GDC Survivor of UW Shooting
Submitted by Reddebrek on Mar 19 2017 15:07
The victim of a shooting by a far right extremist at the University of Seattle protests has recovered enough to give an interview on the incident.
International McStrike leaflet, 2002
International leaflet produced for the attempt at a strike at McDonalds, 16 October 2002.
“Proud to be part of a singing union”: the struggle at Ellen's Stardust Diner
Submitted by Chilli Sauce on Mar 5 2017 17:00
Sometimes the class struggle heats up in unexpected places – in a Times Square Diner famous for their singing wait staff, for example.
A different 5-year plan
This article is a response to a piece published by one of my union colleagues on some possible aspirations for the Sheffield Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) General Members’ Branch over the course of the next half-decade.
The San Diego Free Speech Fight
Submitted by Reddebrek on Feb 19 2017 20:55
A set of contemporary photographs about the 1912 San Diego Free Speech Fight, documenting the police violence and some of the participants in the fight.
A Fight for Free Speech in San Diego: Davey Jones
An account of the San Diego Free Speech Fight, focuses on the role of the local press in stirring up hostility to the IWW, and its support for vigilante violence.
